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Mr. Damodar Adhikari, Nepal,
& the International Information Exchange Caucus,
May 2003
Mr Adhikari is an independent consultant on disaster
preparedness and recovery, internet database management, library
automation training, knowledge management , and establishment of
information centers. From 2000-2002, he was the UNICEF ROSA
Assistant Documentation Officer for staffing and developed an
experts database for the agency. Prior to that, he served as
Librarian for the UNFPA with responsibility for the the
cataloguing, serials, and maintenance of the database of the
agency's missions.
Ms. Smita Chandra, & the
San Francisco Bay Region Chapter, April
2003
Ms. Chandra is the Librarian for the Indian Institute
of Geomagnetism in Mumbai. She has been in LIS since 1995 and has
a pot-graduate degree in Library and Information science from SNDT
Women's University, Mumbai. She was selected for the IFLA/OCLC
early Career Development Felowship in 2001 and was awarded
membership in ASIST for 2001-2003.
Dr. K.A. Raju, India &
the Pittsburgh Chapter, April 2003
Dr. Raju has been working in the field since 1965. first, he
joined the council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New
Delhi and later worked in its laboratories in Hyderabad, Chennai
for several years. He joined NIRD in 1980. From
1985-1991, he was deputed by NIRD to the Centre on Integrated
Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
He has a B Sc in math, MA in statistics, an associateship in
Information Science, and a Ph D from Karnataka University. His
thesis was on Networking for Rural Development Information. He has
written nearly 50 papers in Indian and international
journals and contributed to seminars and workshops
Ms. Valentina Slavcheva,
Bulgaria, & the Heart
of America Chapter, March 2003
Ms. Slavcheva is the director of the Central Technical
Library of the National Center for Information and Documentation
in Sofia. NACID is a major provider of science, technology
and economic information for its Bulgarian and international
library users and also collects unpublished scientific
documents. The NACID's Guide Index serves as a comprehensive
Web gateway to information about Bulgaria and its government
resources in particular. The library has an online catalogue,
offers reference and interlibrary loan services, and provides
official certification for deposited documents that have been
recognized for scientific publication.
Mrs. Denisa Parkosová, Czech
Republic, & the Central
Pennsylvania Chapter, January 2003.
Inspired by her mother, a Director of the public library in
Strakonice, Mrs. Parkosova embarked on a career in
librarianship. She is currently a doctoral student at the
Charles University, Institute of Information Science and
Librarianship in Prague. She was an Information Specialist
at the Center for Democracy and Free Enterprise for two
years and then Head of the Information Dept. of the Information
Center for the Non-profit Sector. Since 2000, she has been the
Knowledge Manager for Český Telecom, where she is
manages the Information Centre, reference, and multiple
databases, including the library catalogue and
competitive intelligence database. She enjoys traveling,
speaks Italian and Hungarian, plays squash, basketball, skis and
swims. E-mail: parkosova@centrum.cz
Mrs. Chu Tuyet Lan, Vietnam & the North Carolina Chapter.
October 2002
Mrs.Chu is Director of the Dept. of
Library-Documentation-Information at the Institute of
Han-Nom Studies in Hanoi, Vietnam. The
Institute is the largest center in Vietnam devoted to preserving
and researching the Han-Nom heritage. It houses 120,000 books,
including Nom books of the Dao, Tay and other ethnic groups, and
nearly 40,000 paper rubbings from stone stele, bronze bells, stone
gongs and wood plaques dating from the Ly dynasty to
the Nguyen dynasty (10th to 20th centuries). It also maintains over 15,000 units of wood block printing.
The Institute has a staff of 66, including
researchers. Mrs.Chu holds bachelors degrees in English and
philology and an MS
in Library-Information-Science from Simmons College in Boston. E-mail:
Manh@Netnam.org.vn
Dr. Krishana
Gopal Tyagi, India & the DC Chapter.-
Krishana Tyagi is
Director of the National Social Science Documentation Centre at
the Indian Council for Social Science Research in New Delhi, India. He
holds an MLIS, and a Ph.D. in Political Science. He is
associated with many major programs and policy issues related to
Library and Information Services in Social Science in India. He is
also very active in training workshops for academics and
librarians and in developing teaching kits and modules. Krishana is
a new member of our DC chapter and the International Information
Exchange Caucus. He is also member of the Information Technology
Division as well as the Social Science Division. E-mail: kgtyagi@hotmail.com
Mrs. Ozioma
Orji, Nigeria & the Hudson Valley chapter -
Ozy Orji has an MLS and
an MBA and loves to write about what's going on in the library
community in Nigeria. She is the librarian for the
Untied Bank for Africa Plc in Lagos. To write Ozy and learn
more about her library and life in general in Nigeria send e-mail her at ozyorji@hotmail.com
Mr. Ayoku A.
Ojedokun, Nigeria & the Cleveland Chapter - Mr. Ojedokun works for the Department of Library Services at the
University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana. He holds a B.Sc.(
Honors) degree in Chemistry and a Master of Information Science
degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has
over 10 years of professional experience in library services. He is
a member of the Botswana Library Association , and the Nigerian
Library Association. He participated in the March 1999 Pan
Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning presenting a paper entitled:
"Distance Education and the New Information and Communications
Technologies(ICT): an analysis of problems facing a developing
country." Ayoku is a new member of the Cleveland Chapter and
the International Information Exchange Caucus. His E-mail address is OJEDOKUN@mopipi.ub.bw
Ms. Marli Elizabeth
Schreiber, Brazil & the Legal
Division -
House of Representatives. Her e-mail address is: maria.lima@camara.gov.br
Ms. Sumishta Mehta, India
& the Legal Division
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Dept. of Laws, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh-160014
India. No e-mail available.
Ms.
Havva Erbay, Turkey & Illinois
Chapter -
Havva is a law librarian at the Istanbul law firm DOAB at http://www.doab.gen.tr.
Her e-mail address is: erbayha@istanbul.whitecase.com
Ms.
Ludmulla Farafanova, Russia & Indiana
Chapter - Ms.Farafanova is from Western Siberia, Russia, and
loves to be a member of SLA. She is Deputy Director of a huge
library with inadequate training, budget, computers, electronic
products and networks. She is really friendly and soaks up knowledge
like a sponge.” (temporary
summary to be replaced by Zoya later). Her e-mail is akunb@ab.ru
Mr. Albert
K. A.
Fynn, Ghana
& Maryland Chapter - Mr. Fynn is the Collection Development Librarian at the Library
and Documentation Office of the Bank of Ghana. He holds a
Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Studies from the University of
Ghana, Legon. In 1988, he began his career with the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Accra. While at CSIR,
he created three databases, which are
in use today, using CDS/ISIS, a UNESCO approved library
Software. In 1992, he moved to the Bank of Ghana, where he
specializes in business, economic and financial information. His E-mail
address is afynn@bog.gov.gh
Ms. Olena Bashun, Ukraine
& Minnesota Chapter -
Her e-mail address is: olena@library.donetsk.ua
Mr. Widarto Widharto,
Indonesia & New Jersey
Chapter -
Chief Librarian, SEAMEO BIOTROP, Bogor. Mr. Widharto
won 6th prize in the second ASIST Digital Library and Information
Science and Technology Competition for his paper, "Challenges
in access to science and technological information in Indonesia
during economic crisis". His paper will be published in the
ASIST "Bulletin" or the "International information
and library review" (Academic Press). E-mail w_widharto@bogor.wasantara.net.id
Ms. Marcia Rosetto,
Brazil & Philadelphia
Chapter -
Marcia is the Technical Director of Automation Services of the
Integrated Library System at the University of São Paulo (USP),
Brazil. She holds a BS in Library Science from the University of São
Paulo and is working on her MLIS thesis on Metadata at the Catholic
University of Campinas, Brazil.
She held positions at different research institutions in São
Paulo state, coordinated training on library automation in Brazil
and Argentina, and presented papers on the subject at Latin
American conferences. She is an active member of ANCIB (National
Association for Research in Information Science) and
FEBAB (Brazilian Federation of Library Associations) and
IFLA's Latin American Committee. E-mail mrosetto@usp.br
Mrs. Sunita Barv, India, & Physics, Astronomy and Math Division - Sunita is Head Librarian at the National Center for Radio Astrophysics Library in Pune, India. She has a master's degree in Library Science from University of Pune, and a bachelor's degree in Electronics. She is speaks English, Hindi and Marathi. Currently her greatest challenge is setting up the library for the new Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope at Narayangaon, India, which will attract many astronomers from all over the world. Sunita spoke about "Indian Astronomy Libraries" as part of the program "Information Access in Developing Countries" at the Los Angeles conference in June 2002. E-mail sunitab@ncra.tifr.res.in
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